Coin counting and packeting machine



Feb. Z6 1924.

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C. L. BURDICK COIN COUNTING AND PACKETING MACHINE File June 2l 1920 '7 Sheets-Sheet 5 @E mb Feb. 26 1924. 1,484,870

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a citizen of the United States Patented Feb. i 26, i924.

f UNITED sTATEs y 1,484,870 PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES LAURENCE BUBDIGK, 0F 1431713011',I ENGLAND. COIN GOUNTING PAOKETING HAUHINB. Application lied .Tune 21, 1880. loria] llo. $010,587.

To all 'whom it may I, CHARLES Be it known that residing at ood reen, ndon, N. Middlesex County, Eng and, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Coin Countin and Packeting Machines, of which the fol owing is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

y invention relates to coin counting and acketing machines such as are used in ks, mints, traction railway terminals, and other industrial establishments where large quantities of coins are to be counted and packeted.

Considering the invention in its broadest aspect, the various functions of the machine are:

(l) To first form receivin the coins;

(2) 'I then automatically fill these cartons with coins in predetermined quantities; and

(3) To finally seal the cartons after they have been filled.

hese several operations are performed in a carton forming and sealing mechanism and in a coin counting mechanism, both of which Eastern Rd.,

the packet or carton for in accordance with a periods,

operation of the mapredetermined cycle of ing operation or the carton sealing operation.

Another object of the invention is to prof de an improved construction of carton Vorming and sealing mechanism which can mum facilit and convenience. These machines are gequentlv re uired to be operated by employees whose nowledge of such mechanisms is generally rudimentary, and it is therefore imperative that the various adjustments of the machine and its operation be of the utmost simplicity.

Another object of the invention is to pro L. Btmnicx,

Another object is to vide improved tripping mechanism for positively tripping and arresting the operation of the coin counting mechanism a i' a predetermined number of coins have been discharged into a carton.

nother object is to provide improved count adjusting means for conveniently and simply adjusting the counting mechanism for varying the number of coins to be fed into each carton.

Another object is to adjustable system of members for than one coin at a in mechanism.

nother object is toprovide improved means for positively interrupting-the operaelation between the countin device and the re storing mechanism a ter the count of eac individual coin so that there will be absolutely no ossibi ity of overthrow and consequent alse actuation of the registering and trip-out mechanisms.

other object is toprovide improved provide an im roved, brushin and s earing preventing the ceding of more time past the coin countin t ie feeding mechanism.

Another obJect is to provide an improved power transmission system for selectivel driving either the carton forming and sea ing mechanism or the coin counting meciaher object in this regar `,is

nism in accordance tion of the machine.

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maximum rapidity, and at the same time with absolute accuracy of count.

A still further object of the invention is to devise a form of mach above general characteristics which will be l comparatively simple in structure and inexpensive to manufacture. numerous machines heretofore exploited for t e counting, registering and packeting of coins, but for the greater portion these machines have not gained in commercial favor because of their initial cost, vtheir complexity of operation, and their cost of maintenance for repairs and the like. hese machines have generally been beyond the purchasing ine having the llo of small concerns which do not hancuantities to warrant the exp use of such an e aborate machine. The simplicity of structure and operation of the resent construction of machine admirably a apts it to use in small, as well as in large industrial establishments.

The present form of machine is capable of other utilities than those specifically described, such as the counting of coins in indefinite quantities, or the counting and bagging of coins. In thc appended detail description, wherein I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention, I have described the counting, registering and tripout mechanisms as designed for the handling of United States currency; but if will of course be obvious that the ability dle coins in suiciently large numerical values herein referred to at which the trip-out mechanism is to be actuated may be moditied in accordance with the species of currency handled.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the right hand half of the machine; y

Figure 2 is a similar view of the left hand half of the machine; thetwo views to be considered coextensive at the dashand-dot-line :1s-m,-

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the coin counting mechanism illustrated in Fi re 1;

igure 4 is a similar view of the carton forming and sealing mechanism illustrated in Figure 2;

Figures 5 and 6 are vertical sectional views through the carton forming and sealing mechanism, the top view illustrating the operation of forming a carton and the latter view illustrating the operation of sealing a carton; v

Figure 7 is a transverse sectional view through the carton forming and sealing mechanism taken on the plane of the line 7-7 of Figure 2;

Figure 8 is a similar view taken on the plane of the line 8-8 of Figure 2;

Figure 9 is a similar view taken on the lane of the line 9--9 of Figure 2;

Figure 10 is a detail sectional view of a modified construction of crimping head;

Figure 11 is an end elevational view of the counting head;

Fi re 12 is a transverse sectional view through the shelf 184, illustrating the tripout mechanism in elevation;

Figure 13 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 13-13 of Figure 1;

Figure 14 is a fragmentary elevational view of the lower end of the carton receptacle.

Figure 15 is a detail section taken on the plane of the line 15-15 of Figure 1, and

Fi ure 16 is a similar section taken on the p ane of the line 16--16 of Figure 1.

from tie pulley to either of the Listare` Figure 1 illustrates the right hand portion of the machine, which includes the coin sorting and counting. mechanism-designated 1 in its entirety. Figure 2 illustrates the left hand portion of the machine, which com rises the carton forming and sealing mec ianisin--designated 2 in its entirety. The machine has mounting support upon a rear vertical plate 3, which is adapted for independent mounting, or which constitutes part of a frame supporting structure. The counting and carton forming mechanisms 1 and 2 are arran ed to be driven from independent drive siafts 4 and 5 (Fi ure 3) which are supported in alignment in tbearing brackets 6 and 7. These bearing brackets are bolted to the rear mounting plate 3. gThe two shafts are driven from a pulley 8 having belt connection with any suitable source of power, this pulley having a dual system of clutches embodied therein for selectivel transferring the driving connection shafts 4 and 5. As shown in Figure 3, the pulley com rises a pulley rim 9 having a relative y narrow central hub 11, into which the ends of the shafts 4 and 5 extend for suportingthe pulle The web 12 of the puley is constructie comparatively narrow, so as to afford maximum area of clutching surface around the interior of the rim 9 on either side of the web 12, for the clutching engagement of the expansible clutch bands 13 and 14. Each of these clutch bands has connection through a single radial spoke 15 with a hub 16 which is rigidly mounted on the end of the corresponding shaft. At a point diametrically opposite the spoke 15, each clutch band is split and formed at its ends with inwardly projecting lugs, which are bored for the reception of eccentric or elliptical pins or sha ts 17 for expanding these bands into frictional clutching engagement with the pulley 8. Each shaft 17 is formed with an outer cylindrical portion for bearing support in an arni 18, which extends radially from the hub 16. A hub 19 is rigidly secured to the end of the shaft 17 outside of this bearing aim. Projecting from each of these hubs 19-19 are arms 21 and 22, which are adapted to cooperate with clutehing cones 23 and 24 respectively on the shafts 4 and 5. In the ends of each of the arms 21 and 22 is mounted an adjustable screw 25, which is adapted for engagement with the tapered space of its respective clutching cone. These clutching cones are loosely mounted upon their respective shafts and are adapted to be slid axially along their shafts by depending forks 26 and 27 which are mounted on a clutch control rod 28. At its left hand end this rod is guided for reciprocating motion in a bearing 29, which extends u from the hub of the bearing bracket 7; an at its 1,4s4,svo 8 other end, the rod 28 has connection with relation thereto. These shafts support rolls the automatic tripping apparatus of the coin 53 and 53', which are preferably composed counting mechanism 1, which I shall hereinof rubber or other similar material, and after describe. which function to assist in the forming and I shall first describe in detail the carton winding of the Paper Cartons: ln a manner 70 forming and sealing mechanism and then t0 be hellnftl' described The ends 0f the coin counting mechanism, this being the the Shafts 51 und 52 are formed with remore 10 109,1 Sequence 0f desu-i tion, for th., duced journal extensions which have bearreason t at the formation of t e cartons or mg Support 1n transversely ertendmend packets generally constitutes the first; ste frame members 54 and 55, whichconstitutc 75 in the operation of the machine; after 'which art of an adlletable roll SUPPortm?l frame the finished cartons or packets are transeelgnated 56 1n lle entlrety Aas own 1n ferred to thecoin counting machine for re- Figure 2 and 44h18 roll SaPPortlllg frame ceiving their predetermined quantities of oompl'loes a horlzontal table Portlon 57- coins, The dnving Shaft 5 extends from on which are located the transverse end B0 the hub 7 of the bearing bracket 7 into opmembers 534 und 55and also. comprises a erative association with the carton forming Vertloal galde Plate 58a which 1S galded for mechanism 2 where it su ports a crim ing Vertleal adlllellnent on the rear mounting or spinning head 31. is crimping ead Plate 3 AS Wlll be noted ,from Flgare 2i is driven from the shaft 5 through a pin the Vertloal edfes of the gdlde Plate 58 areY 85 and slot connection Yconsisting of the ins flared outward y have a d0Ve-tn1l 5t with 32which project radially from he s aft the dove-tail guidin plates 59 and 61, which end -and the slots 33 into which the pins are flxedl` Secure t0 the. rear mounting extend. The slots 33 are formed in a sleeve Plate 3 he rolls Portlng frame '56 le 34 which carries the crimping head. This adapted 5o Vertlea fy adJUSPed ,as a Ille 9o pin and slot connection permits ofy longituby tllemampulatlon o an adlustmg Sorew dinal motion of the crimping head on the o2, which threeds, nthrougll a lug 63, Proleot end of the shaft 5, this longitudinal motion 111g forwal'dly from the rear molmtmg Plate being eil'ected by an operating lever 35 which 3- Althougll I llaYe Shown the orlmpln" is pivoted at its rear end to the mounting head 31 aS belllgl Slllftable ZOWa'dS the ,en 05 late 3, as indicated at 36. The operatin of elle eartoll also Centern late aS all. ever 35 is provided with a yoke member 3 alternative arrangement the shift ng of the which embraces a shifting collar 38, the Carton tewarde elle ermPlrlg h ea This yoke having operative connection therewith would aeeompllslled b arrangm `the roll through Slots 39 engaging over ins 4,1 prosuporting frame 56 to shifted orizon- 100 jecting from the shiftin col ar 38. As ta y towards ,and away from the orlmplng shown in Figure 5, the s ifting collar 38 heed- Refglllng again to the adpisting and the sleeve 34 have rotatable thrust con- Screw 62, 1t Wlll be noted that the UPPer nection through a series off ball bearings 42, end 0f the SCIBW 1S Iedlled fOr extension which are interposed between the end of the through a lug 64, Pl'oleetlnllr from the Vel'll 105 shifting collar 38 and a flange 43 on the eel gulde Plate 58 0f the frame- A 0011111 sleeve 34. A flanged coupling connection 65 1S flowed to the lPPer redueed end of 44 embraces the iange 43 and threads over the a :listing screw in order to draw the the end of the shifting collar 38, thereby frame 56a downward with the adlllstmg mo' coupling the shifting 011mand sleeve 34 tion of the 'sci-ew. The two transverse end 110 together. It will be noticed that the rear numbers 54 and 55 0f the frame nre reinedge of the crimping head 31 is sha ed coniforeed by tllree llol'lzonlal braelng rods cally, as indicated at^45. This is or mak- 66-66 (See Flguls 8 und 9), the right hand ing fricticnal driving connection with two frame number 54 llavlng a Vertical exten' similarl coned wheels 46 and 47, which are .Slon 54' for reeelylntlle PPel' bracing rod 115 mount@ belgw and to each Side 0f the spin- 66. As will hereina er appear, the vertical ning head 45. This beveled frictional suradldetmenl' of elle roll SUPPorlmg frame 56 face on the crimping head is normally main- 1S fOr elle PUI'P0 S6 0f dlustlng the carton tained in frictional engagement with the QI'mlIlg mechanism 2 for operation u on wheels 46 and 47 under a tension which is different sized cartons for containing di er- 120 imposed by the operating lever 35. This ent der lOlIlmatlOnS 0f OODS.

frictional tension is obtained by engaging Rolllng. between tlietwo forming rolls 53 the operating lever 35 over a notch or step and 53 is a. mandrel head 67, which is 48 in a quadrant 49, over which the operatbacked up by a Stem 68 having a pointed end in lever 35 is adapted to be swung. The engaging in a recess in the end of the man- 125 frictional driving Wheels 46 and 47 are rigdre] head. The mandrel head 67' is held idly mounted upon two parallel horizontal finily depressed bet-Ween the rolls 53-53, shafts 51 and 52, which are spaced equiand is prevented from shifting` longitudidistantly to either side of L1ie vertical axis nally along these rolls, by two small rollers of the shaft 5 and are a- Dned in parallel 69-69 which are pivotally supported in a 130 superposed hinged plate 71. These rollers track in an annular groove 72 formed in the periphery of the mandrel head. The two rollers are spaced laterally from the center of the mandrel head 67, so as to enga in this groove 72 on each side of the lead. The rollers are pivoted between pairs of depending lugs 73, the upper periphery of the rollers projecting up through slots 74 1n the hinged plate 71. In the formation of the packets or cartons, the mandrel bead 67 is adapted to receive a removable mandrel shank 75, which extends from the mandrel head to a point adjacent the crimping head 31. The mandrel 75 is removably mounted in the mandrel head 67 by providing the latter with a square or polygonal bore 76 in its front face. into which is adapted to be inserted a correspondingly formed pin 77 on the rear end of the mandrel 75. The mandrel 75 is smaller in diameter than the mandrel head 67, to an extent corresponding to the thickness of the finished carton 767 so that the outer surface of tbe carton 76 will be substantially fiush with the periphcryjof the mandrel head 67 and will have rolling contact with the forming rolls :3B-53. The two guide rollers 69 are normally held depressed in the annular groove 72 under the tension of a spring 79. which is connected at one. end to a laterally extending pin projecting from the Iside of the hinged plate 71, and at its other end is connected to a pin 81 which projects outwardly from the transverse frame member 55. lly virtue ot the resilient bearing of the rollers 69 in the groove 72, the mandrel head and shank are always free to rock up or down or to wahblo slightly relative to the rolls 521-53', thereby accommodating any irregularities or slightly varying thicknesses in the cartons 76. The mandrel head ('7 and the mandrcl,75 may be releasably coupled together Yby a hall detent S2 which is set in a pocket. in the mandrel head 67 and which is normally thrust into a recess or groove in the pin extension 77 under the pressure of a. spring R3. 'lhe provision of this hall detentis not V4essential. however. as the mandrel head and shank are normally held together under thc pressure of a spring plunger 109 at the other end of the mandrel. n the free end of the hinged plate 71 is releasably fastened ay semi-circular guideI B4, the sides of which embrace the mandrel shank 75 and extend down to a point adjacent the rubber rolls 53-53 (see, Figure '7). The guide 84 is formed with an extension 85. the end of which is slotted for rcleasable clamping engagement under a wing nut 8G which screws down into the hinged plate 71. This hinged plate constitutes part of an adjustable sulyframe, which is adapted for adjustment relative to the roll supporting frame 56. This adjustable sub-frame comprises a vertical guide plate 87 which is guided for vertical adjusting motion on the front face of the transverse frame member 55. The sides of the plate 87 are beveled for reception between dove-tail guide plates 88 and 89, which are secured to the front surface of the frame member or wall 55. The top of the guide plate 87 is formed with upwardly projecting lugs 91-91 V(Figures 2 and 7) between which the hinged plate 71 is pivoted upon a horizontal pivot. pin 92 extending through the lugs. This subi'rame is adjustable relative to the roll su porting frame 56 by the provision of an a justing screw 93. which threads up through the table extension 57 of the roll support ing frame. and has rotatable connection in a lug 91 projecting laterally from the bottom of the guide plate 87. As will be noted from Figure 9, the guide plate 87 is provided with vertically elongated openings 95 to permit the extension of the shafts 51 and 52 into the transverse frame member 55 without interference with the adjustable plate 87. The guide plate 87 is also slotted as indicated at 96 to receive the end of the hub 97, which supports the stem 68. This hub has rigid mounting support in alignnient with the crimping head 31 on a bracket extension 98 which is secured to the rear mounting plate 3. A wing nut 99 threads down through the hub 97 and serves to clamp the stem GS in any of-its longitudinally adjusted positions. The hinged plate 71 is adapted to be swung up out of cooperativc engagement with the mandrel head and mandrel shank, into the position indicated in dotted lines in Figure 4, for facility in substituting mandrels or for inserting the filled coin cartons into operative position ou the rolls 53-53- The hinged plate is retained in its elevated position by the biasing action of the spring 78 which tends to bias the plate 71 over the center 92; a lug 101 on the plate 71 engaging the upper edge of the guide plate S7 and limiting the backward throw ot' the hinged plate.

'lbc paper sheets 102 tor forming the cartons are supported in feeding position on a table 103` which is supported at the outer edge of the horizontal portion 57 of the roll supporting frame 56. 'lbe feeding edge of table. terminates in close proximity to the rubber roll 53', being supported above the horizontal frame portion 57 upon short posts 104 and on an inclined mounting bracket 105. The left 'hand edge of the table. 103 is provided with a vertical wall 106, along which extends a marginal clamp 107 for clamping the margins of the sheets 102. The marginal clamp 107 is relcasably clamped down along the margins of the sheets 102 by Wing nuts 108.

For the purpose of holding the coins erect in the coin cartons during the operation of lll) 1', ,sro

sealing the ends of the cartons after the cartons have been filled, the crimping head 31 is provided with a spring pl r 109 which is normally thrust outward t rou h the end of the crimping head under t e tension of a spring 111. The spring 111 sets into a recess 112 in the front end of the crimping head, the plunger 109 being extended through the rear wall of the crimping head and into a bore 113 in the end of the shaft 5. The end of the ger 109 is provided with a collar 114, which limits the outward motion of the plunger by engaging the rear wall of the crimpln head 31. 'Ihe crimping head is formed wit a forwardly projecting flange having an internalv diameter of Just sufficient size to snugly receive the open end of the carton.

76. The inner wall of this flange is rounded into the hub of the crimping head, so as to form a re-entrant curve 115 for turning the edge of the carton inwardly and back upon itself to form an inwardly rolled bead as indicated in dotted lines. This rolled bead forms a solid rim of paper at each end of the carton.

I shall first describe the method of forming cartons in the packeting mechanism just described, before proceeding to a detail description of the coin counting mechanism 1. Assume now that it is desired to form cartons for receiving nickels or five cent pieces, and that the mandrel head 67, mandrel shank 75 and crimpin head 31 are of a size corresponding to t is size of carton. Power is transmitted to the drivin shaft 5 from the clutch ulley 8 througliy the proper actuation of t e control rod 28 (in a manner to be hereinafter described); whereupon the crimping head 31 be ins to rotate in the direction indicated gy the arrow in Figure 2 and transmits power through its frictional driving surface 45 to the two frictional driving wheels 46 and 47-it being understood that the operating lever 35 is in its right hand `osition, against the shoulder 48. The frlctional driving wheels 46 and 47 rotate the rubber rolls 53-53, which in turn rotate the mandrel head 67 and mandrel shank 75, each in the direction indicated in Fi re 7. The uppermost sheet 102 is then fed forwardly between the rubber roll 53 and the mandrel shank 75, the mar inal guide 107 serving to accurately guide t e sheet into engagement with the mandrel shank. so that the left hand edge of the sheet will come up against the` shoulder formed b the larger diameter of the mandrel head 67. When the leading edge of the sheet has been caught between the roll 53' and the mandrel shank 75, the sheet is carried around the bottom of the mandrel shank and in between the mandrel shank and the roll 53. The sheet is then deflected up and around the top of the plunv head in all of the cartons.

preferably just long enough to make substantially two or three complete layers around the mandrel. The sheets may be of different widths for forming cartons of diff erent lengths for receivin different quantities of coins. As a resu t of the sprin pressed bearing en agement -of the. mandre on the forming ro ls 53-53 the paper is alwa s presed firmly against the mandrel, so t iat a firm, tightly wound carton is produced.

After the entire sheet has been wound about the mandrel, the operating lever 35 1s raised to clear the shoulder 48 and is swung to the .left to shift the crimping head 31 into operative engagement with the end of the carton lprojectlng beyond the end of the mandre 75. Simultaneously with the shifting of the crimper head 31 over into crimping engagement with the end of the carton, the driving connection between the frictional driving face 45 on the crim 'er head and the frictional wheels 46 and Lis interrupted, and consequently the rolls 53-53 and mandrel immediately cease rotation. As a result,l the crimping head engages with the end of the carton when the latter is stationary or substantially so, and conse uently the high speed rotation of the crimper(l1ead readily turns the edge of the carton inwardly in the form of a crimped bead, as denoted by the dotted lines in Figure 5. If desired. any suitable stop means may be devised to limit the shifting motion of the crimper head so as to produce a uniform depth of crim er he carton t us formed is then removed for transfer to the coin counting mechanism b raising the hinged plate 71 and lifting t e mandrel 75 from between the rolls 53-53', whereupon the carton may be freely removed from one end of the mandrel. The mandrel is then replaced between the rollsand the hinged plate 71 is returned to o erative position for the formation of another carton. The inwardly crimped end of the carton is adequate to hold the carton against unwinding after its removal from the mandrel, although an adhesive strip or other suitable means may be utilized in addition to the crimped end if desired.

Assume now that it is desired to windcartons for receiving half dollars. The mandrel head 67 and mandrel 75 are first substituted by a larger mandrel head and lar er mandrel corresponding to this size of com. The roll supporting frame, 56 is then lowered to bring the mandrel head and mandrel intoaxial alignment with the crimping head 31. A suitable scale may be arranged to indicate the height of the frame 56 in the value of the coins to be packeted. The sub-frame consisting of the vertical guide plate 87 and the hingedlplate 71, is then shifted upwardl by manip ation of the adjusting screw 9 to elevate the hin ed plate 71, so that the guide roller 69 an guide 84 will pro rly enga with the larger mandrel hea and man rel. The semi-circular guide 84 is substituted by a guide of larger diameter, correspondin to the size of. carton for receiving half ollars. The crimpinghead 31 is also substituted by a larger crimping head corresponding to this size of carton. The substitution can be readily effected by unscrewing the cou ling nut 44 and removin the crimping hea from the end of the sha 5. According to this ractice, each crim ing head for the severa sizes of coins wou d be rovided with a standard coupling nut 44 or screwin onto the end of the shifting collar 38; an each crimping head woul be provided with its individual s ring pluii er 109. In Figure 10, I have illustrate a modified construction of crimping head, which is more particularl adapted to the convenient removal and su stitution of the heads. In this embodiment, the crim ing head 31 is constructed separate from t e sleeve 34', and is ada ted to releasably engage over the end of t e latter, such as by a screw threaded connection 116. In making a substitution in this construction of crim ing head, the crimping head roper is Simp y unscrewed from the threa ed end of the sleeve 34 and a larger or smaller head substituted for it, the entire series of heads having a standard thread for engaging over the end of the sleeve. The direction of lead of this thread is such that the crimping operation will retain the head firmly screwed up against a shoulder 117 on the sleeve 34.

The underlying principle of operation and the more essential elements of the coin counting mechanism 1 are broadly disclosed in my prior Patent No. 1,066,180, the presi ent construction of mechanism being concerned with improvements in structure and in novel additional features over the more basic disclosure in in prior patent. Referring to the details o this present construction, the coin counting mechanism is adapted to be driven by a vertical shaft 121, which is driven at a reduced speed from the horizontal drive shaft through a worm 122 and worm wheel 123. The bearing hub 6' which supports the horizontal drive shaft 4 is constructed comparatively long, and at its center is cut away to receive the worm 122, which is rigidly secured to the drive shaft 4. The worm wheel 123 is mounted upon the vertical drive shaft 121 between a pair of bearing hubs 124-124 which may be extended forwardly from the bearing bracket 6. or may be rigidly supported in any other suitable manner. f The vertical drive shaft 121 is arran d to drive the counting mechanism throug a friction slippage clutch consisting of two friction discs 126 and 127. The lower disc 126 is formed with a central hub which is 'splined on the upper end of the drive shaft 121 so that it will rotate with the shaft and still may be shifted along the saine. The upper disc 127 is ri idly mounted on a short stub-shaft 128, w ich extends up through the horizontal supporting plate 129 of the coin counting mechanism and serves to Arotate the coin carrier. The hub which extends from the bottom of the lower friction disc 126 is formed with two spaced collars 131. The friction discsare normally thrust into resilient frictional engagement by a compression spring 132 which is confined between the lower collar 131 and the bearing hub 124. The friction discs are adapted to be separated for the purpose of interrupting the rive to the counting mechanism b the depression of a clutch lever 133 which is formed with a collar 134 havin inwardly projecting shifting pins 135, w ich engage in the groove between the collars 131-131. The lever 133 is extended back be ond the collar 134 and terminates in a bi urcated lug 136 in which the lever is pivoted on apin 137. The forward end of the lever 133 extends out beyond the front of the machine, as shown in Figure 1, and it will be apparent that by Ithe act of depressing this end of the lever the lower clutch disc 126will be retracted from frictional driving en agement with the upper clutch disc 127. ne or both of these clutch discs may be faced with a frictional surface such as leather or fiber.

The horizontal supporting plate 129 has mounting support on the rear mounting plate 3 or other part of the frame structure in any suitable manner. I contemplate a detachable mounting arrangement for this supporting plate in order that larger or smaller coin counting mechanisms may be substituted, as for receiving coins of a different species or of a different range of sizes. generally circular formation, and rotating above the upper surface of this plate is a coin feedinv disc 141, which is driven from the stub slliaft 128. This feeding disc is formed with a luralty of circumferentially arranged coin ockets 142 which are adapted to receive t e coins from a coin tray 143 and convey them around to the counting mechanism 144, in the direction indicated by the arrow. These coin pockets consist of holes of semi-circular form which extend entirely through the disc 141, the leading edge of each pocket or hole being cut on a radial line. The coin conveying disc in which these pockets are formed is slightly thinner than the thinnest coin to be The supporting plate 129 is ofY handled by the machine. For example, if the machine is designed to handle coins as small as dimes, the coin conveying disc 141 is constructed with a sectional thickiess slightly thinner than that of a dime. The peripheral edge of the disc 141 is formed with an upwardly extending flange 145, on the upper edge of which is formed bevel gear teeth 146. This ange 145 restrains the coins against displacement outwardly over the edge of the disc as the coins are fed onto the same. Such coins as are not confined in the pockets 142 are free to move across the upper surface of the disc 141, this upper surface being preferably coned upwardly at the center to a slight degree, whereby the coins tend to move outwardly towards the ath of the pockets 142 under the action ci) gravity and the centrifugal force created by the rotation of the disc. The coin conveying disc 141 is enclosed around the outside by a circular wall 148, which, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, extends down around the outside of the bevel gear 146 from the coin tray 143 to a point adjacent the counting mechanism 144. This circular wall is cut away at 149 to provide an opening for the feeding of coins from the coin tray 143 into the pockets 142 of the coin conveying disc. To permit the dis sal of the coin counting head 152 directly over the coin ockets 142, the wall 148 is bent inward y, as indicated at 150 and 151 (Figure 1), so as to clear the rotating coin counting head. It is important that but one coin pass this counting head 152 at a time, and in order to insure that this will always be the case, there are provided a plurality of brushes 153, 154, and 155, which are attached to the semi-circular wall 148 so as to extend inwardly over the top of the coin conveying disc 141. One or all of these brushes may be spring actuated so that they will yield in the case of the coins bunching or becoming jammed. The brush 155 is the last brush which the coins encounter, and this brush is pivotedk to swing horizontally about a pivot lug 160, which projects inwardly from the side wall 148. The brush is normally held in the position illustrated by a tension spring 161, this spring permitting the brush to yield, however. if the coins tend to jam at this point. These brushes extend down into close proximity to the top of the disc 141 in order that they may funetion to force the coins into the coin pockets 142 and at the same time wipe superfluous coins olf of the top of the pockets so as toy always insure that there will be no more than one coin in each pocket. Y This brush 155 tends to wipe the superfluous coins from the top oflthe pockets onto the central coned portion of the disc 141, where they are carried around and back to the first brush 153. It will be noted that this brush extends in- Wardly at an angle toward the center of the disc, and as a result of this disposal of the brush the coins which are carried back into contact therewith are guided outwardly into the path of the pockets 142. As a final precaution against miscount, a shear plate 156 is provided just in front of the coin counting mechanism to positively` remove any superiuous coins from the pockets or from the top of the disc. The edge of this shear plate, which is beveled to be of sharp formation, is extended obliquely across the coin passageway to facilitate the picking up of the superiiuous coins; which, upon rising up over the shear plate 156, encounter the wall 150 which acts as a barrier to further passage of the coins. In order to readily ada t` the counting mechanism to receive coins o different denominations havin` 'different thicknesses, I have provided adjust-V ing mechanism for simultaneously raising or lowering the shear plate 156 together with the three brushes 153-154-155. As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the shear late 156 is formed with a continuation iv ich extends out under the diagonal wall 150 and around to the front of the machine, as indicated at 156. This plate extension 156 is arranged to support the semi-circular casing Wall 148, so that raising and lowering of this plate extension will function to simultaneously raise and lower the shear plate 156 and the group of brushes 153-154-155. The raising and lowerin of this plate extension is effected throug 1 an eccentric lever 158 at the front of the machine. A vertical pin 159 entends downwardly from the bottom of the late extension 156' and through a air ofptelescoping tubes 162 and 163. The ower end of the pin 159 is extended through the bottom of the lower tube- 163 and is bifuicated for the rece tion of an eccentric disc 164 on the end o the adjusting lever 158, this eccentric disc being pivoted in the bii-ijcated end of the pin on a pivot 165. The upper telescoping tube 162 is secured to the plate extension 156', so as to move therewith, and the lower telescoping tube 163 is suitably supported in stationary position relative thereto. A coiled spring 167, which is confined within these telescoping tubes, tends to raise the This is counteracted for example indicia marked oil' on the ec centric disc 164.

After the coins have been carried past the counting head 152, and have actuated the counting mechanism (in a manner which I shall hereinafter describe), they are dis charged through an opening 169 in the supportlng plate 129, into a coin chute 171 which extends downwardly from the supporting plate 129. This coin chute supports at its lower end a coin carton receptacle 172, into which the newly formed cartons are inserted after they have been wound and crimped as described in the preceding part of the specification. There are preferabl a plurality of these receptacles 172 of ifferent sizes, one size for each individual size of carton for the different denominations of coins. Each of these receptacles is provided at its upper end with a standard size of flared collar or mouthpiece 173, which is clamped over the lower end of the coin chute 171 by a thumb screw 174. The lower end of each receptacle 172 is provided with a hinged bottom 17 5 which is pivoted on a pin 176 at one side of the tube. The hinged bottom 175 is formed with a projecting thumb piece 177, which is adapted to hold the bottom in raised sition by enga 'ng with a, spring detent 1 8 on the side o the tube 172. The carton is adapted to be in- Serted into the receptacle with its crimped end at the bottom, and the hinged bottom 175 is formed on its upper surface with a circular anvil or raised portion 179, which is adapted to project u within the crimped end of the carton to de ect the first coin into a ilatwise position in the carton.

The carton receptacle 172 may be constructed with its inside diameter slightly larger than the outside of the carton to a1- low the free end of the carton to spread out slightly by its own resiliency and closely enga e with the inner wall of the rece tacle in er to permit free passage of t e coins down into the carbon.

Referring now to the detail construction of the counting mechanism, and with particular reference to Figures 1, 3 and 11, it will be observed that the entire counting mechanism is supported on a horizontally extending shelf 184, which is rigidly snpported on the horizontal supportin plate 129. Mounted on this shelf is a bearing 185 in which is journaled a sleeve 186 which carries the rotating counting head 152. This sleeve has mounted thereon a bevel gear 187 which extends down through a slot 188 in the shelf 184, and meshes with the bevel gear V146 which is formed around the peri heiy of the coin conve ing disc 141. It will thus be obvious that t e rotation of the coin conveying disc will rotate the gear 187 and sleeve 186 at substantially the same pe-'` ripheral velocity as that of the coin pockets 142. At its outer end the sleeve 186 carries a disc 189 on which are formed three projecting ears 191. 0n these ears are pivoted three coin testing members 192, upon pivot screws 193 which extend through the coin testing members `and into the ears 191. These coin testin members are formed with reduced inner en s 192 in which are mounted pins or studs 195. A system of three tension springs 196 interconnects these studs for the purpose of normally retaining the testing members swung outward in the positin ilustrated by the two uppermost testing members. The studs or pins 195 are extended through the backs of the coin testing members to engage the periphery of the dise 189 and limit the outward throwYV of the coin testing members. The outer end of each testing member is formed with a relatively wide ilat edge, the outermost lcorner of which functions as a coin testing or detecting finger for detecting the presence of coins 1n the coin pockets 142. These outer ends carry small pins 198, which project a short distance from the rear of the testing members and which function to advance the coin totalizer, as I shall presently describe. Each testing member is also provided with a small pin or stud 199 adjacent its outermost testing corner, which pin projects a short distance from the rear of the testing member and pivotally supports a knock-out roller 201. The three coin testing members are spaced forwardly of the disc 189,-,by the interposition of washers between the testing members and the disc 189 or in any other suitable manner, and interposed in the interveni space between the testing members and t e dise is a totalizer advancing disc 203. This latter disc is rigidly mounted on a shaft 204, which is extended back through the sleeve 186 and has operative connection with a totalizing register 205 which is mounted at the outer edge of the shelf 184. The advancing disc 203 is formed with a plurality of inwardly extending slots 206, which are curved sli htly and are arranged to extend non-radin y from the outer circumference of the disc. These slots are designed to (ro-operate with the advancing pins 198 which project from the rear of the coin testing members, these advancing pins being adapted to be thrust into the slots 206 when their respective coin testing members encounter coins in the pockets 142. Upon one of the coin testing members 192 encountering a coin in one of the pockets 142, as illustrated of the lower testing member, the corresponding advancing pin 198 is thrown up into one of the slots 206 adjacent the bottom of the disc, and the advancing disc is carried around with the motion of the coin testing member until the advancing pin is withdrawn from the slot by the action of the coin testing member in riding olf the coin.

There are glreferably five of such advancing slots 206, t e advancement of each slot under the actuation of the coin testing member being through one fifth of a complete revolution. The number of these slots may of course be varied, as may also the number of coin testing members 192. The plane of rotation of these coin testing members intersects the plane of the coin pockets passing ereunder at substantially the center of such pockets; and formed in the supporting plate 129 in this lplane of rotation is a slot 208 through whic the coin testing members are adapted to revolve when there are no coins in the coin pockets 142. This slot is made comparativel narrow so that there will be no ossibi ity of a coin becomingr jammed in t e same. hen a coin testin member 192 revolves down into a coin pocket in which there is no coin the testin member merely revolves through the sot 208 ooncurrentl pocket, an no advancing actuation is iinparted to the disc 203.

To prevent any possibility of false actuation ofthe counting mechanism as a result of the coin testing members 192 tending to remain with t eir pins 198 in the slots 206 after the testing members hafe moved out o engagement with the coins, I have provided of the shelf 184 for co-operaton with the och-out rollers 201. When the coin testin'g members 192 are in their normal outer positions, the knock-out rollers 201 may pass freely through the slots 210 and 211. If, however, after a coin testing member 192 has been thrown into advancing engagement with the dise 203, the testing member should fail to throw itself out of such advancing connection upon disengagement with the coin, the knock-out rollers 201 will fail to 'slot 211, so that pass through the slot 211, but will strike the bottom of the shelf 184 and forcibly throw the coin testing member out of engagement with the advancing disc 203. Simultaneously with the releasing of the coin testing member in this fashion the knocko ut roller 201 is swung outwardly into position where it may pass freely through the there is no jamming or stopping of the machine as a result of this action.

The advancing shaft 204 extends through a transverse bearing plate 214, in which the shaft has bearing support, and at its outer end the shaft has releasable connection with the register shaft 215, through a self-aligning coupling 216. As shown best in Figures 1 and 16, this self-aligning coupling com'- prises a disc 281 on the advancing shaft 204 and a co-operating disc 282 on the Veeder shaft 215. The disc 292 carries a laterali extending pin 283 which plays in a radial slot 284 in the disc 281. This arwith the motion of the coin Th slots 210 and 211 in the adjacent edge f rangement of coup ency of the shafts are slightly out of star wheel. This roller is mounted on the end of a pivoted arm 288 which is pivoted `to a lug 289 on the shelf 184 and which is g normally urged towards the star wheel 286 bv a tension spring 291. Mounted on the shaft 204 adjacent the bearing plate 214 is a one tooth Geneva gear 217 (Figure 12). is one tooth Geneva gear meshes with a five tooth Geneva gear 218, which has bearing support in the bearing plate glidirectl above the Geneva gear 217. This @ve toot Geneva gear meshes with a large eva gear wheel-219, which is also pivoted in the vertical bearing plate 214. remarked in the description of the advancing the shaft 204 makes one complete or every five coins counted. Als tooth Geneva five tooth G one complete revolution for every 25 coins counted. e Geneva gear 218i' may be arranged to advance the large Geneva gear wheel 219 at any preferred rate, depending upon the range of numerical selection which itfis desired to have in counting the number o ing relation of the ese Geneva gears, it 'being common knowledge to those skilled in the art how each successive gear of the train is interlocked to the next pre ceding gear.

Projecting from the face of the lar neva gear wheel 219 is a series of tripping ins 222, which are eterniined relation in selected numerical values of the coins to be fed into the cartons. The large Geneva r wheel 219 extends down through a specially configured slot 225, which is cut transversely in the shelf 184; and extending u through this slot is a trip-out lever 22 which the tripping ins 222 are adapted to engage as the gear w eel 219 is progressively advanced. is trip-out lever extends up from aA hub 227, which is rotatably su ported on a shaft 228 extending horizontaHy beneath the shelf 184. The hub 227 is rolll lll)

`229, and toVn facilitate the trip Vwith the beveledl surfaces on .The "shaft 228- is supported brackets 232 and 233,

tatably suppirted on the shaft 228 between a pair of eo ars 230--230 which are pinne to theshaft to laterally shift the hub 227 with the lo A'tudinal motion of the shaft. The end of't e trip-outlever 226 is formed `with a 'projecting ug 229 which is adapted to been by the trip-out pins 222. The rotation o 'the gear wheel 219 is such that the pins come u under the projectlng lug -out action this lug is beveled on its under side to co-operate the pins 222. in dependin one at each `edge o The forward end of the shaft with a lead screw 234 which threaded bore in the front bearin bracket 232. ,A knurled knob 235 is secure to the end of the shaft 228, and by the mani ulation of this knob the shaft 228 may be ifted back and forth so asto adjustabl position the trip-out lever 226 at any desire radius of the gear wheel 219. De-

nding `from the hub 227 of the tri -out lver is a second lever arm 237, the ower end of which is formed with an abrupt shoulder which is Vadapted to engage in a shouldered notch 238 in a shaft 239. The shaft 239 is journaled in the brackets 232 and 233 below the shaft 228, and carries at its forward end an operating crank 241 having an operatin handle 242. A tension spring 243, which 1s confined between the hub of the operating crank 241 and the bearing bracket 232, has its ends secured to this hub and this bracket so that it will normally tend to oscillate the operating crank 241 in a counterclockwise Y irection (Figure 3). This oscillation of the shaft 239 is normally prevented b the enga ement of the lever 239 in the notc 238, this ever normally tending Yto swing into the notch under gravity, or being provided with a suitable s ring tending to swin it into the notch 238. is notch 238 is ma e comparatively long so as to rmit the horizontal adjusting movement o the trip-out lever 226 across the face of the gear wheel 219. Mounted on the lower shaft 239 between the brackets 232 and 233 is a downwardly projecting is adapted to engage and when t e operating crank 241 is revolved in a clockwise direction. The upper end of the arm246 is carried in a transverse s aft 247, which is journaled in a bracket 248 dependingl from the bottom of the shelf 184. The ot er end of the transverse shaft 247 exteudsout beyond the bearing bracket 248 and carries an upwardl extending arm 251. This latter arm lies immediately in front of a plate 252 which is rigidly carried on the end of locking pin 253, which reci rocates in an enlargement formed on the si e of the bearing bracket 185. The other end of this locking pin 253 is adapted for locking the shelf 184. 228 is formed screws into a rock an arm 246 d the lever 245, which mesmo a series of holes formed about veled gear 187. The p1ate-252 lies immediately in front of the trip-out lever 226, and is made sumciently wide to have operative engagement with the lever in any o its various positions of adjustment across the face of the gear wheel 219. Another arm 253 extends downwardly from the lower shaft 239, adjacent' the rear end thereof, and is slotted at its lower end to receive a in 254 in the end of a horizontal link 255. e

rece tion in link 255 is pivotally connected to the end ofv the clutch control rod 28, this end of the clutch control rod being guided in an angular bracket 256 which is secured to the bearin hub 124. ferring on the lar be observ agiin to the tripping pins 222 neva gear wheel 219, it 'will that these pins are grouped into a lurality of -d'erent series, each havi 'a iferentradial spacing from the center o the wheel 219. In the arrangement illustrated, there are three of such series of pins, namely; an outer series 222, an inner series 222', and an intermediate series 22 These different pinsV are preferably removably mounted in the wheel 219 in order that they may be removed or that their angular spacing may be changed. One of these series of pins maybe arranged with a minimum anguar spacing between pins to correspond to a predetermined minimum number of coins to be packet/ed, and the other series of pins may be angularly spaced in even multiples of this minimum number, or in other combinations of the same. For example, if the spacing between the pins 222 represented 25 coins, the spacing between the ins 222" would represent 50 coins, and t e spacing between the pins 222' would represent 75 coins. These angular spacings are merely exemplary, of course, and mayr be variedto adapt the machine to the handling of dierent currency and widely different denominations of coins.

Assume now that a completed carton has been inserted in the carton receptacle 172, and assume also that the ad'usting knob 235 has been adjusted to place t e trip-out lever 226 in line with the outermost series of pins 222. A(A scale or indicator may be arran to indicate the radial position of the tripping lever in the numerical quotas of t e coins to be packeted.) The o rating crank 241 is then thrown to the rig t (Fi 1re 3 to shift the clutch control rod 28 an clutc the driving pulley 8 to the counting mechanism and also to set the arm 237 of the tripout lever in the notch shaft. As the coins pass under the counting head 152, they progressively advance e totalizer shaft 204, hereby advancing the numerical total on the register 205 and pro- 238 in the operating lll 1.4mm@ a.:

gear wheel 219, and as soon as a predeteras previously If it should be demined number of coins have disch sii-ed to count an indefinite number of coins into the coin chute 171, one of the pins 222 without interruption, the trippi lever 226 engages with the projecting l 229 on the 1s shifted to a non-operative ra ius of the tri -out lever 226 and trips 'lie latter by gear wheel 219-such as the innermost ra- T0 rocllring the arm 237 out of the notch 238. ius-and the coins are-then run through the Simultaneously with the release of the arm machine until the reguired number has been 237 from the notch 238, the trip-out lever rung up on the totahzmg register 215. For

` 226 strikes th plate 252 and thrusts the lockbagging coins the coin bags may be secured ing rod 253 i to one ofthe holes in the hevover the end `of the coin chute 171 in any 76 eled gear 187, instantly stopping the count- 81111511510 mannering mechanism and preventing the further In order to quickly relieve any Jam which discharge of coins into the coin jchute A171. might occur in the com counting mechanism, Upon release` of the arm 237 from the noteh I have 'provided areversinglever 264 for 238, the shaft 239 is instantly revolved in a yreversing the direction of motion of the coin I0 countcrclockwise direction under the action feeding disc 1451. The inner end of this re- 0f the gp 243, end consequently the versing lever is ,formed with a hub which clutch ccntnnlillg rod 28-is shifted to clutch the has pivotal support concentric with the driving pulle 8 to the carton foi-ming stub-shaft 128, which drives the coin conmeclianism. rhis stop ing of the counti veying disc 141. This lever carries a pawl l5 mechanism and the sllifting of the clutlcl Bdptd t0 engage 111 a ratchet 272, drive occur practically simultaneously but which 1S l'lgldl mllptd 0n tho Stub-Shaft even if there should be a momenta delay 128. The paw 266 is pivoted to the lever in shifting the clutch drive, the s ppage or) a pivot 1 11 267 and husa small tail clutch connection aiorded by the friction piece 268 w ich is adapted to engage a 90 discs 126 and`127 functions to relieve the Stop pm 269. Altension spring 271 normaldrive to the counting mechanism so the: lv retains the lever 264 against the stop pin no 'amming will occur. The filled carton 269, and in this position of the lever, the is tlgien removed from the receptacle 172 by pawl 266 is prevented from entering the releasing the hinged bottom 175, and the ratchet teeth 27 2 by the engagement of the 95 carton is then transferred to the formi tail piece 268 with the stop pin 269. Upon mechanism 2, where it is placed on the rol Swinging the lever 264 to the left, however, 53-53', in place of the` mandrel 75 which the pawl 266 is free to enter the ratchet has been previously removed.` This relation teeth; which it does under the action of a is illustrated in Figure 6, from which it lwill small spring (not shown) and succeeding 10 be noted that the mandrel head 76 is left in motion of the levery 264 revolves the coin sition to function as a backing support conveying disc 141 backwards to release the or the iilled carton during the crimping opjammed coins. During this reverse motion eration. The crimping head 31 is then of the coin feeding mechanism, the driving shifted over into crimping en cnt with connection thereto is preferably interrupted m5 the open end of the carton by e actuation bly depressing the lever 133, which releases oftheo rati lever 35, as has been hereint e slippage clutch 126-127. To prevent before escribe fin connection with the carany possibility of coins being fed backward ton formjngo ration. The shifting of the in the coin feeding disc and discharged crimping hea l'interrupts the driving coninto the chute 171 when the coin feedin 11 nection to the rolls 53-53' and consequently mechanism is being rotated reversely, the crimping head is brought into en have provided a small ejecting lever 275 ment with the end of the carton wi t between the coin feeding tray 143 and the latter stationary or substantially so. The `-coin chute 171 (Figure 1). As shown in end of the carton is spun inwardly intoen- Fi re 13, this ejectin lever is ivoted on U5 gagement with the end coin under Vthe aca pin 277 in a narrow s ot 276 in t e stationtion of the crimping head, the coins being ary supporting plate 129. This ejecting maintained upright in the carton under the lever is formed at one end with an ejector action of the spring plunger 109. This com finger 279, which normally tends to swing pletes the operation of sealing the carton. up into the coin pockets 142 under the action 12 An empty carton is then inserted in the of the weighted end 278 of the lever. When carton receptacle 172 and the operating the coin feeding disc 141 is moving in its crank 241 is revolved tothe right. This normal direction of travel over the ejector transfers the power drive to the counting lever, as indicated by the arrow, the coin mechanism bv actuating the clutch control pockets 142 merely thrust the ejector finger 125 rod 28, and also releases the lockin pin 253 279 downward and ride freely over the from the beveled gear 187 by rocllnng the same, the pockets being empty at this time. arm 246 to the left and ietractingI the lock- Upon any of such pockets tending to carry ing pin 253 from the locking hole in the gear a coin backwards, however, during reveme 18 The counting operation then proceeds rotation of tlm-coin disc, the coin 13 sequence for forming yejecting finger 279 will automaticall swing up into the coin pocket and disp ace the coin therein. Consequently, no coins are able to reach the coin chute 171 in this backward rotation of the coin feeding disc. A shear plate 240 Figure 1) may be arranged to cooperate wit the ejector ever 27 It will beapparent that my invention is capable of various modifications and rearrangements and I intend that such modiications and rearrangements shall be included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

claim:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination of carton forming and sealing mechanism, coin counting mechanism, power means for driving both of said mechanisms, said mechanisms being adapted to function under manual control in predetermined sequence for forming, filling and sealing the cartons, and means for automatically transferrin the power drive from one of said mec anisms to the other at one point in the cycle of operation of said machine.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of carton forming mechanism, coin counting mechanism, power means for driving both of said mechanisms, said mechanisms being adapted to operate under manual control in a predetermined the cartons and tilling them with coins, means for manually transferring the wer drive from the forming to the counting mechanism, and means for automatically transferring the drive back again to the forming mechanism.

3. In a machine of the class described, carton forming mechanism comprising a mandrel, a pair of forming rolls cooperating with said mandrel for ormingthe c artons, a rotating crimping head for crimpin the ends of the cartons, said crimping hea being shiftable into operative engagement with the ends of the cartons, means for .rotating said forming rolls with said crimping head, means actuated by the shifting of said crimping head for mterru ting the driving connection to said forming rolls,

said mandrel being removable whereby a coin filled carton can be positioned for crimping by said crimping head, carton filling means adjacent said forming means for filling a carton formed on said mandrel, and automatic means for indicating to the operator when said carton is filled by stopping said filling means and starting said forming means ready7 for use to form the open end of the filled carton.

4. In a machine, of the class described, the combination of carton forming mecha nism, coin counting mechanism, power means for driving both of said mechanisms, said mechanisms being adapted to operate under manual control in a predetermined sequence for forming the cartons and filling them with coins, means for manually transferring the ower drive from the forming to the counting mechanism and means for automatically stop in counting mechanism and transferring t ie rive back again to the forming mechanism.

5. In a machine of the class described, carton forming mechanism comprising a mandrel, a forming roll cooperating with said mandrel for forming the cartons, a crimping member for crimping the cartons, said criin ing member and said mandrel having re at-ve shifting motion, means for normally rotating said forming roll, means controlled by the relative position of said crimping member and said mandrel for interruptin the rotation of said forming roll, said man rel being removable to permit sub stitution of a. coin filled carton with one open end therefor, and carton filling mechanism adjacent said carton forming mechanism.

6. In a machine of the class described, carton forming mechanism comprising a mandrel, a forming roll cooperating with said mandrel, for formingl the cartons, a crimping member for crimping the cart/ons, said crimping member and said mandrel having relative shifting motion, means for normally rotating said forming roll, means controlled by the relative position of said crimping member and said mandrel for interrupting the rotation of said forming roll, a ymanual control lever for producing said relative shifting motion, and coin counting and carton filling mechanism at the control lever end of said forming mechanism.

7. In a machine of the class described, carton forming mechanism comprising a mandrel, a forming roll cooperating with said mandrel, for forming the cartons, a crimping member for crimping the cartons, said crimping member and said mandrel having relative shifting motion, means for normally rotating said forming roll, means controlled by the relative position of said crimping member and said mandrel for interrupting the rotation of said forming roll, a manual control for producing said relative shifting motion, coin counting and carton filling mechanism at the control lever end of said forming mechanism, a. power drive, manual means for transferring the power drive from the forming mechanism to the counting mechanism to fill a partially formed carton, and automatic means for stopping said counting mechanism and transferring the drive back to said forming mechanism when the carton is filled.

8. In a machine of the class described, carton forming mechanism comprising a mandrel, a forming roll cooperating with lll i, ,are

said mandrel, for forming the cartons, a crimping member for crimping the cartons, said crim ing mem r and said mandrel having re ative shifting motion, means for normally rotating said formin roll, means controlled by the relative position of said crimping member arid said mandrel for interrupting the rotation of said forming roll a manual control for producing sai relative shifting motion, coin counti and carton filling mechanism at the contixlf lever end of said forming mechanism, a power drive manual means for transferring the power drive from the forming mechanism to the counting mechanism to lill a partiell formed carton, and automatic means or stopping said counting mechanism and transferring the drive back to said forming mechanism when the carton is filled said mandrel being removable to permit orming the open end of said filled carton with the same crimping member.

9. In a machine of the class described, carton forming and sealing mechanism coin `counting and carton filling mechanism placed beside said forming mechanism, and an independent manual control lever for said forming mechanism, a manual control lever for said counting mechanism to start operation of its own mechanism.

10. In a machine of the class described, coin counting and carton filling mechanism,

y carton forming and sealing mechanism beside said counting mechanism for formin a carton before it is filled and sealing it a ter it is filled, a manual control lever for said forming mechanism, movable away from said counting mechanism to form or seal a carton and in the opposite direction preparatory to the next operation in the sequence.

11. In a machine of the class described, coin counting and carton :filling mechanism, carton forming and sealing mechanism beside said counting mechanism for formin a carton before it is filled and sealing it a ter it is filled, a manual control lever for said forming mechanism, movable away from said counting mechanism to form or seal a carton and in the opposite direction preparato to the next operation in the sequence, an a manual control lever for starting said counting mechanism movable away from said forming mechanism to start its own mechanism.

12. In a machine of the class described, coin counting and carton filling mechanism, carton forming and sealing mechanism beside said countin mechamsm for forming a carton before it is filled and sealing it after it is filled, a manual control lever for said forming mechanism, movable away from said counting mechanism to carton and in the opposite direction preparatory to the next operation in the seform or seal a,

quence, a manual control lever for start-ing said counting mechanism movable away from said forming mechanism to start its own mechanism, and automatic means for stopping said counting mechanism and throwing the manual lever initial osition.

n a machine of the class described, com counting and carton filling mechanism, carton forming and sealing mechanism beside said counting mechanism for forming a carton before it is filled and sealing it after it is filled, a manual control lever for said forming mechanism, movable away from said counting mechanism to form or seal a carton and in the opposite direction preparatory to the next operation in the sequence, a manual control lever for starting said counting mechanism movable awa from said forming mechanism to start its own mechanism, automatic means for stopping said counting mechanism and throwing the mangal lever therefor back to initial sition a source of power for driving either mechanism, and a connection for automatically delivering power to one or the other of said mechanisms in accordance with the position of the control lever for said counting mechanism.

In a machine of the class described, power driven carton forming and sealin mechanism, power driven coin counting an carton filling mechanism, a manual control lever for operating said forming mechanism, a control lever operable manually to start said filling mechanism and automatic ally to stop it, and automatic means for delivering power to one or the other mechanism in accord with the position of said last mentioned control lever.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination of packeting mechanism, a movable member for feeding coins, a rotatable coin testing member past which the coins are moved, a tripping wheel, a tripping member co-operating with said wheel, means for advancing said tripping wheel in accordance with the engagement of said rotatable contact member with the coins, means carried by said tri ping wheel for enga n said tri ping mem er, and means contrlle by sai tripping member for controlling the operation of said acketing mechanism.

16. In a machine o? the class described, the combination of packeting mechanism, coin counting mechanism, common driving means for driving both of said mechanisms, said coin counting mechanism comprising a movable member for carrying coins, a rotatable coin testing member past which the coins are moved, a tripping wheel, means actuated by said coin testing member for intermittently advancing said trippi wheel, a pivoted tri ping arm, pins carri. by said tripping wheel for engaging said therefor back to 

